There are no complicated changes, no brilliant light and shadow, just a very straightforward sword. But everyone who saw it could feel that the owner who swung it seemed to be a little different from before.

The change is not drastic, more like a beginning, but many times, there is a world of difference between there and not.

Brush –

A huge crater was trampled out of the wall, and Cohen leapt to his feet with the help of the sun's powers.

At this moment, he felt that his spirit and will were unifying like never before, and even the mental disturbance that originated from the fragments of divinity day and night seemed like a fresh breeze. The scene under the collapsed mountain flashed in his heart, and now, Cohen had only one thought in his heart.

Defeating this sea god is also a mistake to defeat one's past.

Tear pull –

Almost instantly, Cohen's figure crossed a distance of thousands of kilometers and came to Triton's side. With a sound like defeat, the blue light curtain directly split in two, only slightly delaying the figure of the human king.

If it was on the sea, in a place where the law suppression was not so strong, Cohen would never have used a copper sword that could be seen everywhere to cut through the barrier containing divine power, but there was no if in reality. At this moment, this is just a water shield enriched with elemental power under the blessing of authority.

At this point, there was no more obstacle between Triton and Cohen. The enemy is in front of him, and the spirit of the king of men is even tighter. He had realized that this so-called son of the Sea Emperor did not seem to be powerful in itself, but the ornate trident in his hand was anything but extraordinary.

Holding his breath and stroking lightly on the churning waters around him, Cohen's slowed speed surged again. He raised his bronze sword, ready to-

Bang –

Crash

The sound of a stream of water exploding suddenly sounded, and right in front of Cohen, Triton suddenly exploded into a flood of water.

was stunned for a moment, and Cohen immediately reacted, this son of the sea god who had been in a state of being high before, actually ran away?

"Whew, damn human, do you really think that the noble son of the Sea Emperor will fight you hand-to-hand?

"That's what only an inferior person would do, go on, kill him for me."

Behind the ocean, the currents converged and turned into Triton's figure again. Only now, this son of the sea god is obviously a little frightened.

Just as the god of wind can be transformed into a wind, so the human fish-tailed Triton can also be transformed into a swimming fish or a current. And most importantly, this instinctive change is so natural that it is almost imperceptible to other beings, and there is no time to prepare, which is the key to his success in dodging Cohen's attacks.

In Terry's heart, who had never fought before, the anger that had just risen was extinguished in an instant. Nearly being fatally killed by Cohen twice in a row made him completely abandon the idea of fighting the other party directly.

But fortunately, he is not alone.

"Monsters who were once bathed in the blood of the gods, it's time to serve the Sea Emperor. Kill him for me! ”

The artifact was held high, and with an order, the sea beast in the waves obeyed. Unlike the gods, these sea beasts with divine blood are all physically or externally powerful, and they are just as powerful no matter what the circumstances.

"Roar—"

"Shhhh

“.”

Screams and roars followed, and the sea monsters scrambled towards the tiny human. This was not only because of the inspiration of the artifact, but also because their instinct told them that they could reap extraordinary benefits by eating that human.

However, in the face of all this, Cohen was not afraid.

"This feeling."

Gripping the hilt of the sword, the blood flowing in his body covered the blade, and he felt that his current state was better than ever.

Something is gathering as if it is going to be extracted from the depths of one's own mind and body, and even the world becomes clear. But Cohen felt as if something was missing, leaving them in a state of imposing life.

But whether or not the change was completely happening, he felt fearless in this situation.

"Cymbal—"

The blade of the sword pierced through the air, and the tiny human was like an ant compared to a hundred-meter-tall sea beast, but when the sword cut into the body of the sea beast, an earth-shattering roar followed.

The damage of this sword to the body of the sea beast was almost none, but I don't know why, the originally powerful aura instantly decayed.

"Hmph, go up again."

Shrinking back, looking at this scene, Triton just snorted coldly, and then waved his hand.

He wants as many things as he wants about sea monsters. After throwing away his divine power and authority, even the body of the true god will feel tired, and even if he can't beat it, he will be tired to death.

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Inside the city, on the empty streets.

The torrential rain fell like a torrent, hitting the road with a crackling sound. The confrontation in the sky outside the city became more and more intense, and the sea monsters rushed towards Cohen one after another, and then were severely wounded or killed one after another, and blood stained the nearby water red.

Of course, there is also a reason why these sea monsters themselves are not very powerful. Like the son of the primordial sea god, the first descendants of the father of the hundred monsters are not among them. Those sea monsters that are truly powerful, and even have names in later generations, tend to have independent thinking, and they will not be summoned by an artifact to come and go.

Just like the three Gorgon sisters, the gorgons with powerful petrification powers, they are like cyclops, although they are not gods, they have innate supernatural powers that even gods cannot ignore.

Because of this power—and perhaps for the sake of 'beauty'—Medusa, the youngest of the three sisters, was even recruited into the court by the Sea Emperor, and naturally would not be instructed by Poseidon's children.

"Are you trying to ask something?"

The rain was pouring down, but there was not a drop of water around the two of them. Looking at the two sides of the front line outside the city, Ryan also noticed the desire of Huma behind him.

"Yes, Your Excellency, I want to know, is he human?"

Raising her head, Huma looked at the figure of the golden flame in the sky.

At a time when the bronze human race was about to fall, someone waved a sword at the gods, and it was another event worthy of being recorded. But whether the other party is a human or a god is undoubtedly important to what he is about to record.

"Yes, but not bronze humans."

"He's a golden human, the first human I ever made. As the King of the Golden Age, as you have written, he was a devout believer in God, and now, you see it. ”

Somewhat emotional, if it weren't for the pure and powerful power of faith he sensed a hundred years ago, Ryan probably wouldn't remember Cohen now, after all, he didn't show anything special before. Although he made him the king of mankind and gave him the opportunity to fall into his dream, at that time, the identity of the other party was just a 'golden human'.

He was the first golden man, so he made him king; He is the leader of the Golden Humans, so he himself allows him to view the Slate of Civilization. But now, when he noticed him again, Ryan had to admit that Cohen had exceeded his expectations in some ways.

Ten thousand years ago, Ryan personally created the original meditation method according to the authority of the spirit, and divided the non-divine existence into seven levels, corresponding to the seven levels of the meditation method. But in fact, the seventh level of meditation, the realm of 'self-generated divinity' in the spiritual realm, actually exists in conjecture, and it is completely unknown whether it will succeed or not.

After all, so far, not even a single mortal thing has been able to do this on its own, even if it is Hekate who has completely cultivated the [Seven Phases Meditation Method], she is also a natural god, and she does not need to face this level at all.

Therefore, it is not very clear to Lane himself whether the path of 'knowing the world, perceiving the rules, and summarizing the order of all things that belongs to him', and finally allowing the gradual transformation of the spirit until the birth of divinity will succeed.

But right now, it seems that the Golden Man King is not taking this path at all, he is using practical actions, using his shallow understanding of the nature of power, to show Ryan a completely different method in person.

The Delphi Oracle tablets, the manifestation of the primordial order, can even see the destined destiny with the help of it, the first of which is engraved with the motto 'Know thyself'. After being transformed by the spirit world, Ryan added a phrase to it - 'know the world, then know yourself'.

The meditation method he created is to know the world, and Cohen's current state is to know himself, and it turns out that there may be a difference between the two and it, but there is no difference between the two.

"Is he the king of the golden humans?"

On the side, Kemma didn't think about it that much. After getting the answer, he just sighed, then lowered his head slightly and began to carve on the stone slab.

This is the third drawing, which he has again divided into three parts. In the first part, a pair of large hands pinched out the first human beings, which were the scenes of the gods creating humans. In the second part, humans are bowing to the gods, and in the third part, someone draws his sword to the sky and points it at the god of the sea who holds a trident.

The expressions of the characters are at the heart of this part of the stone carvings. The confusion at birth, the piety when prostrating, and the resoluteness and vague confusion when drawing the sword make the characters seem lifelike. And it is very interesting that the appearance of the sea god is not Triton, but the appearance of the statue of Poseidon in the temple.

"Confused, is he so obvious?"

Coming back to his senses, Ryan looked at the stone carving that was born from the old man's hand and couldn't help but ask with some surprise.

"For a person with such ability, but he has been quietly in Aurora for so long, and yet he made a move today, I can feel this contradictory feeling."

"I hope he can find the answer he wants, that's the only thing I can do for him."

Nodding, Ryan agreed. From another perspective, he could see that it was precisely because of this that Cohen was slow to really take this historic step.

Compared to Ryan's idea of 'from the outside and from the inside' in the spiritual realm, the Golden Man King obviously unconsciously walked out of another path of 'from the inside out'.

With his own brilliant will as the core, stepping on the unswerving path, completing the integration and sublimation of spirit and body, and finally leaping one step forward and giving birth to divinity, this is the current state of Cohen.

This is undoubtedly feasible, and if these conditions can be met, perhaps Cohen will be able to become the first demigod to rely on himself today. You know, demigods are similar to regional gods, and they are a pan-concept with outrageous upper and lower limits. What kind of strength this kind of self-promotion person has, Ryan is not very sure.

However, in reality, Cohen has never been able to find his own 'path'. At this moment, with the resentment of ignoring the gods, his will was indeed shining, but he did not know what he was going to do after defeating the god in front of him.

There is a beginning, but there is no follow-up, so Cohen's divinity will not be born, as if there is still none.

"It's difficult, and it's very personal, it's not as straightforward as I envisioned meditation, because different people don't have the same will, but that's just right, and the divinity might be so unique."

Everything now is ultimately for his own preparation for the future, so Ryan silently remembered the whole process of Cohen's transformation in his heart. Success or failure, this is a valuable lesson.

Time continued to pass, and Cohen's state finally stopped when he reached a certain point, but the battle didn't stop there. He appears to be fighting a sea monster, but in fact he is getting closer and closer to Triton.

Obviously, Cohen knew exactly who was the source of it all. As long as this sea god is solved, the abnormal flood will recede, the sea monster will not remain on land, and everything will be over.

As for what to do after that, that's a matter for later.

"Will he succeed?"

"No, it won't."

Shaking his head, Ryan knew that Cohen couldn't kill Triton, not because of strength, but because someone would pull the shelf.

In any case, Poseidon could not allow Terry to be killed by mortals in full view, even for the sake of his own face.

"Wait and see."

"Whether he succeeds or not, he will survive today."

Logically speaking, the human king, who once had a strong belief in him, is extremely in line with Ryan's goal of salvation today, after all, for the spiritual lord, the worship in the heart is undoubtedly more in line with the standard than the worship of the body, so Cohen will not die today. And in terms of value, not to mention.

Before he completely walks the path of self-generated divinity, whoever comes to kill him, Ryan will not allow it.

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"Smack-"

The glass was crushed, and the Olympus, which had just been in a relaxed atmosphere, had become audible with a falling pin, which made the sound of the glass shattering even clearer.

Poseidon looked at the image in front of him with a grim face, and the guy who popped up out of nowhere replaced Triton and became the protagonist of the play.

Every time he slashed a sea beast, Poseidon felt like the sword was slapping him in the face.

"Who is he? Have any of you left an heir in the mortal world? ”

Gritting his teeth, Poseidon seemed to be looking for a punching bag. But when I looked around, no one stood up.

The gods had different expressions, and some avoided his gaze, not daring to look at the angry Sea Emperor; Some people had a smile on their lips, as if they were laughing at his son for not being able to solve even a mortal city; Others stopped at the image and watched this rare drama.

"Why, dare not admit it? Only we know who did it, and it's too late to admit it! ”

"Ahem, Poseidon, don't be impatient."

Stopping Poseidon's increasingly irritable questioning, Zeus looked at Eurynoma.

At this moment, the god of water and grass pastures was already stunned, and the scene that happened in the image really made her unable to understand.

Although she is also a true god, judging from her priesthood, I am afraid that she is really not as strong as the artifact in Terry's hand. The sudden possession of such power by a human leader who had built a temple for the gods at the foot of Mount Odils was no slouch for the goddess.

"Eurynoma, I remember telling me before that this human looks a little like a golden human?"

"Yes, but I don't think the golden human has that kind of power."

With difficulty retracting his gaze from the image, Eurynomer told the truth. Although I haven't seen it a few times, in the impression of the goddess, that golden human still conforms to her stereotype of mortal things.

"In that case, things are clear."

With a slight twinkle in his eyes, Zeus smiled at Poseidon:

"This is not a godborn, at least not the godborn who are sitting here. No matter how he survived until now, and how he got this power, I think the son of the Sea Emperor should not be stopped by him, right? ”

"Hmph, Zeus, the affairs of humanity have always been under your control, and as a result, not only the affairs of Prometheus, but now even-"

With a shake of his face, Poseidon was just about to stab Zeus a few more words, but halfway through the words, when the corner of his eye swept over the image, the Sea Emperor's face suddenly changed.

"-How dare you!"

I couldn't care about the backlash of the law anymore, and along the connection with the artifact, the power belonging to the true gods went away in the air. However, Poseidon is still a little sensible, he did not use the full power of the powerful divine power, and only attracted part of the divine power.

The next moment, the feedback of the law came. It was almost clearly visible that Poseidon's divine power level was directly knocked down, and he only barely maintained the edge of his powerful divine power. This is not a permanent damage, but in a hundred or two hundred years, it may be difficult to recover.

Regardless of the loss of divine power, the price has already been paid, and Poseidon knows that he can only do it once, so he was handed over with the power, as well as his angry reprimand.

"Triton, your mission is to destroy humanity, not waste time with the dead remnants of this old era!"

"Now, flood this city, and as for the other obstacles, let's talk about it later!"

(End of chapter)